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Norm Additive, a subsidiary of Norm Holdings, provides production and engineering services in the field of additive manufacturing technologies, primarily to OEM and Tier 1 companies in the automotive, white goods, aerospace, machinery, manufacturing, and medical industries. The main goals of the company are to increase efficiency, reduce the use of raw materials, provide a cost advantage for low-volume production of customized parts, and shorten delivery times.
Norm Additive's customer is a machine manufacturer, and the company utilizes a holder system consisting of five different parts to secure the sensors and cameras on their machines. The holder system is composed of sheet metal parts, and these components are interconnected using six nuts and bolts. Parts of the system are sourced from two different suppliers, and stock must be maintained. The customer needs to identify and keep an adequate supply of these five distinct parts in stock, and labor is required for their assembly in machine production. Furthermore, there is an obligation to use the same system when deploying different sensors and cameras to prevent differentiation. This limitation constrains design features.
The main objective of the project is to reduce the costs of assembly operations and stock keeping, which are the biggest problems faced by the company. Shipping the parts currently takes approximately three weeks, which increases their stock costs and associated risks. The goal of the project is to receive parts within one week. Additionally, the use of additive manufacturing in conjunction with DFAM techniques aims to make a difference in part weight.
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The Norm Additive engineering team utilized Autodesk Fusion 360 for the analysis and design of the holder system. The project aimed to simplify and reduce the weight of the restraint system design. These objectives were successfully achieved by leveraging various features and modules within Autodesk Fusion 360. The analysis module in Autodesk Fusion 360 was employed to assess the strength of the existing system under static loads and to identify the areas experiencing maximum stress. Based on the numerical results, design modifications were made to transition from steel material to plastic material. Subsequently, the system, originally composed of five distinct parts, underwent a redesign process to consolidate it into a single-part design. In addition to the redesign, lattice structures were implemented to reduce weight. Customizable cells were created using the volumetric lattice command available in the Autodesk Fusion 360 product design extension module, and these structures were integrated into the part.
At the end of the design studies, the holder system was transformed from an assembly consisting of five different parts into a single piece. Consequently, bolt and nut connections were eliminated. With the shift from metal material to plastic material in the new design, the weight of the part was reduced from 2.5 kilograms to 0.5 kilograms. To enhance the design's strength and reduce weight due to the lower strength of the plastic material, a specially designed lattice structure was integrated into the entire body of the part. The final design was produced using additive manufacturing and installed on the customer's machine. As a result, the customer's inventory holding cost was reduced to zero. Within the additive manufacturing system, the part was delivered to the customer within two days of placing the order. The cost of the part remained consistent.
The simplification of the system through the complete redesign had a direct and positive impact on the customer's production costs. Additional labor costs and quality errors resulting from assembly were completely eliminated. Furthermore, a significant reduction in weight was achieved in the machine, and the modern appearance of the part, produced using additive manufacturing, enhanced the machine's overall quality. The main lesson learned from the project was that it was possible to transform a metal part into plastic material by utilizing the right design tools and modules. Additionally, it was observed that the implementation of designs, created independently of production constraints and using the additive manufacturing method, made a significant difference in comparison to traditional parts and machine designs.
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